Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Monday, March 1
Charlotte, NC
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Blue Raiders Drop 3-1 Decision to Charlotte
3/1/2021 3:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Middle Tennessee volleyball team fell to Charlotte in four sets (23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 12-25) on the road.
Sophomore Kayla Henley notched her fourth double-digit kill performance of the season, concluding with 14 kills and a .500 hitting clip. She also tallied four digs and four blocks. Urte Neimantaite and Samira Lawson Body each picked up 11 kills.
Sophomore Marley Banton put up 12 digs on the back row. Setter Taylor Eisert notched 44 assists with four digs. She also contributed a pair of aces.
In the opening set, Charlotte jumped out to an early lead, 6-1. Middle Tennessee used a kill by Samira Lawson Body to tie it up at 11-11. Charlotte responded with a 4-0 run to grow their lead to 19-13. Charlotte held off a late Middle Tennessee surge to take the 1-0 lead in the match, 25-23.
The Blue Raiders jumped out to an early 6-3 lead in the second set. The rest of the set would be a back-and-forth affair as there were nine ties. A kill by Kayla Henley would tie the set at 24 and force Charlotte to call a timeout. Middle Tennessee used back-to-back attack errors to take the second set 26-24 and tie the match at 1-1.
Amelia Van Der Werff notched her ninth kill as the Blue Raiders took a 5-3 lead early in the third set. Holding on to a one-point lead, Charlotte reeled off three straight points to grow their lead to 15-11. Thanks to a Samira Lawson Body kill, the Blue Raiders tied the set at 18. The 49ers would use two straight kills to clinch the set and take a 2-1 match lead.
Charlotte would use an 11-3 run to build a sizable lead early in the fourth set. The Blue Raiders picked up five straight points attempting to get back into the set. The 49er offense would be too much as they rode the momentum all the way to the match win.
Middle Tennessee will return to action on Mar. 7 as they will host Marshall inside Alumni Memorial Gym.
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Volleyball), Instagram (@mt_volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Volleyball)
Sophomore Kayla Henley notched her fourth double-digit kill performance of the season, concluding with 14 kills and a .500 hitting clip. She also tallied four digs and four blocks. Urte Neimantaite and Samira Lawson Body each picked up 11 kills.
Sophomore Marley Banton put up 12 digs on the back row. Setter Taylor Eisert notched 44 assists with four digs. She also contributed a pair of aces.
In the opening set, Charlotte jumped out to an early lead, 6-1. Middle Tennessee used a kill by Samira Lawson Body to tie it up at 11-11. Charlotte responded with a 4-0 run to grow their lead to 19-13. Charlotte held off a late Middle Tennessee surge to take the 1-0 lead in the match, 25-23.
The Blue Raiders jumped out to an early 6-3 lead in the second set. The rest of the set would be a back-and-forth affair as there were nine ties. A kill by Kayla Henley would tie the set at 24 and force Charlotte to call a timeout. Middle Tennessee used back-to-back attack errors to take the second set 26-24 and tie the match at 1-1.
Amelia Van Der Werff notched her ninth kill as the Blue Raiders took a 5-3 lead early in the third set. Holding on to a one-point lead, Charlotte reeled off three straight points to grow their lead to 15-11. Thanks to a Samira Lawson Body kill, the Blue Raiders tied the set at 18. The 49ers would use two straight kills to clinch the set and take a 2-1 match lead.
Charlotte would use an 11-3 run to build a sizable lead early in the fourth set. The Blue Raiders picked up five straight points attempting to get back into the set. The 49er offense would be too much as they rode the momentum all the way to the match win.
Middle Tennessee will return to action on Mar. 7 as they will host Marshall inside Alumni Memorial Gym.
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Volleyball), Instagram (@mt_volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Volleyball)
Team Stats
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CLT
Kills
53
51
Errors
23
10
Attempts
122
100
Hitting %
.246
.410
Points
64.0
69.0
Assists
51
47
Aces
5
7
Blocks
6.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
2
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